Events in Sports History in March 1993

Mar 1 New expansion NHL team, owned in Anaheim, CA by Disney, receives its name, inspired by the 1992 Disney movie 'The Mighty Ducks'

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Mar 1 New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner is reinstated as general partner of the team; banned because of his relationship with convicted gambler Howie Spira

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Mar 1 Pavel Bure scores twice to become the first player in Vancouver's 23 year history to record 50 goals in an NHL season as Canucks beat the Buffalo Sabres, 5-2 in Hamilton

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Mar 2 Mario Lemieux undergoes his 22nd and final radiation treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma, then joins the Pittsburgh Penguins in Philadelphia and has a goal and assist in a 5-4 loss to the Flyers

Mar 2 Winnipeg Jets Finnish right wing Teemu Selänne breaks NHL record for goals by a rookie with a hat-trick in a 7-4 loss to the visiting Quebec Nordiques; passes Mike Bossy's mark of 52
Mar 3 Howard Stern radio show premieres in Boston (WBCN 104.1 FM-evenings)

ESPY Awards

Mar 4 1st ESPY Awards: Michael Jordan, Monica Seles win

Tennis Player and Nine-Time Major Champion Monica Seles

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Mar 5 Boston Celtic Larry Bird undergoes backfusion surgery

Mar 5 Marlins beat Astros 12-8 in their 1st spring training game
Mar 9 Pittsburgh Penguins begin NHL record 17 game winning streak

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Mar 11 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Prague won by Kurt Browning CAN

Mar 14 14th Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: Seton Hall beats Syracuse, 103-70
Mar 14 34th SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Kentucky beats LSU, 82-65
Mar 14 40th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Georgia Tech beats #1 North Carolina, 77-75
Mar 14 Ricky Ponting hits twin tons for Tasmania aged 18 years 84 days
Mar 19 Ice Dance Championship in Prague won by M Usova & A Zhulin (RUS)

World Record

Mar 20 Dan Jansen skates world record 500m (36.02 sec)

Mar 20 France beats Wales, 26-10 at Parc des Princes, Paris for it's 10th outright Five Nations Rugby Championship
Mar 23 NY Knicks & Phoenix Suns get into a major brawl
Mar 28 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Helen Alfredsson of Sweden wins her only major title, 2 strokes ahead of 3 runners-up; first non-American to win the event as a major

PGA Players Championship

Mar 28 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Nick Price of Zimbabwe sets a scoring record of 270 (−18) to finish 5 strokes ahead of Germany's Bernhard Langer